Sterling Opera House of Derby, CT
Built in 1889, the Sterling attracted celebrities like George Burns, actors Lionel, John and Ethel Barrymore, Harry Houdini and Amelia Earhart, who appeared there prior to the final curtain call in 1945. City Hall and the police station occupied the first floor of the building until 1965. The opera house was the first structure in Connecticut to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. #historic #abandoned #derbyct #abandonedct #sterlingoperahouse
Sterling Opera House of Derby, CT
Built in 1889, the Sterling attracted celebrities like George Burns, actors Lionel, John and Ethel Barrymore, Harry Houdini and Amelia Earhart, who appeared there prior to the final curtain call in 1945. City Hall and the police station occupied the first floor of the building until 1965. The opera house was the first structure in Connecticut to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. #historic #abandoned #derbyct #abandonedct #sterlingoperahouse